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9/01/2010

Fashion Royalty Convention Packet Released

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Included in the release is the notice that there will be a new Fashion Royalty spin-off brand. I don't know why the news doesn't excite me. I like Madame Alexander's Cissy doll but I wouldn't go to a Madame Alexander convention because I don't care for the other dolls that are included in their conventions. From the point of view of a collector, I don't know that a convention is the place to celebrate a brand new line. We certainly can't say Integrity is boring because we never know what to expect.

The line is entitled FR2 and pronounced FR Squared. I think I'll always call it FR Two (I hated math.) When something is squared you multiply the original by itself and you get more of the original. The title can lead to a great deal of speculation as evidenced by the 3 page thread on the W Club board.

Note: An email from the W Club just arrived. It says:

"...spin off brand called FR2... This new line will have a brand new body, new characters and a renewed couture style by Jason Wu. "

Haute couture (French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking"; pronounced [ot kutyʁ]OHT-koo-TOOR) refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish by the most experienced and capable seamstresses, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. Couture is a common abbreviation of Haute Couture, which refers to the same thing in spirit.[1]
It originally referred to Englishman Charles Frederick Worth's work, produced in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century.[2] In modern France, haute couture is a "protected name" that can be used only by firms that meet certain well-defined standards. However, the term is also used loosely to describe all high-fashion custom-fitted clothing, whether it is produced in Paris or in other fashion capitals such as Milan, London, New York, Tokyo and Madrid.

The term couture style is being misused.

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The Registration Package
The 30 page long layout is very artistic thanks to Alain's design skills. Spooky castles and dark patterns infuse the package with a sense of Halloween and scariness.
The forms are interactive - there's nothing to print out and mail or fax. It's very tree friendly.

The Workshops
All except one of the workshops is being held on Friday. It's all very organized. I am registered for the first four workshops below. The hubster will have to amuse himself.

Poppy Ponies Up! - Rob “Uriah” Redden

Thinking Out of the Box - Vaughn Sawyers

Mini-Masterpieces - Steven Fraser

Baby Light-Up my Fire! - Alain Tremblay

FR Do’s, FR Don’ts - Francisco Garcia

Recycle Those Doll Boxes - Ava Plummer

The workshops are free. Some of them will offer optional kits to use during the session. At the last Gene convention, the Madra head sold for the hairstyling class was a highly sought after item after the convention was over.

The Convention Collection

“Always Polished” Dasha FR2 Dressed Doll (New Character!)

“Night Vision” Count Adrian Von Lamberg™ Figure (New Character!)

“Fine Romance” Eugenia Perrin Frost™ Dressed Doll

“Scarlet Woman” Adèle Makéda® Dressed Doll

“Out of the Blue” Kyori Sato® Dressed Doll

“Wild at Heart” Lillith and Eden™ Gift Set

“Ask Any Girl” Poppy Parker Gift Set

Seven items with a total of nine dolls. I wonder if Dasha is Tatyana reworked. It's been a long time since Kyori appeared at a convention and many have been asking for her. The Lillith and Eden giftsets were very popular in 2008. (A friend notes that this wasn't really a popular giftset. I suppose it's a matter of perception.)

Missing from the above are Agnes, Vanessa, Veronique, Elise Jolie, Dania, Natalia, Jordan, Luchia, Tatyana, Isha, the Hommes, the rest of the Nu.Face characters, the Monogram dolls and the Avantguard dolls.

My guesses for centerpieces are Agnes (that's a given), Veronique, Vanessa and Elise. Perhaps those are my wishes as well.

6 comments:

If my memory is correct, Dynamite Girls, Valia and AvantGuards were introduced at conventions, so it doant surprise me that they would introduce FR2 there. I think they will often be called FR Two since most people typing the name will not use the superscript and those not familiar with the line will naturally read that as "two".

The AvantGuards actually had a separate event in Las Vegas for their introduction. We were able to see prototypes on display and everyone was given an outfit set as a gift, but they must have had production problems as the dolls themselves did not materialize until some time later!!!LauraLA

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